Maybe it’s me, but it doesn’t seem very rockabilly to take the stage at 7 p.m. on the dot, and it certainly doesn’t seem rockabilly to stop playing when it’s still light out. Is there a 9 p.m. curfew in Lynn I don’t know about?

Fortunately for the Lynn Auditorium crowd that came out to see Brian Setzer Wednesday night, the 90 minutes in between those two things were jam-packed with searing hot licks, stomping rock rhythms and some of the best rockabilly guitar this side of 1959. There were so many rub-your-eyes, “how-did-he-do-that” moments of Gretsch mastery that it didn’t take me long to lose count.

Setzer’s four-piece combo -- with Noah Levy on drums, Kevin McKendree on piano and guitar and Mark Winchester on bass -- established its rockabilly bonafides right out of the gate with a sizzling version of Carl Perkins’ “Put Your Cat Clothes On,” followed by the roaring Stray Cats classic “Rumble in Brighton.” Exuding effortless cool in a black pinstripe zoot suit and his trademark pompadour, Setzer beamed through each number like a guy who can’t believe he’s getting paid for this.

But one look at his guitar chops and it’s clear that whatever he’s getting paid, it isn’t enough. On the Stray Cats numbers -- like “Brighton,” “Stray Cat Strut” and the deep cut “Cry Baby” -- Setzer’s licks were as clean and ringing as on the classic records. (The pitch-perfect acoustics in the venerable old hall didn’t hurt.)

But it was on the rockers from his solo career (along with rockabillied-up versions of some Brian Setzer Orchestra tracks) that Setzer really smoked. In particular, “Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)” threatened to raise the roof, between what may be Setzer’s best riff -- a sinister sizzler that can’t help but evoke the stormy weather forecast of the song’s title -- and Levy’s explosive percussion.

The group also slowed things down with some slinky charm on the new track “What’s Her Name” and a chug-a-chug Johnny Cash rhythm on a mash-up of Jack Earl’s “Slow Down” and Cash’s own “Folsom Prison Blues,” featuring McKendree trading acoustic licks with Setzer’s Gretsch. And Winchester impressively slapped his bass into submission for a wild take on the Stray Cats’ first hit, “Runaway Boys.”

By the time Setzer and his boys were powering through “Fishnet Stockings” and “Let’s Shake” to end the main set -- Setzer and Winchester practically on top of each other in front of Levy’s drum kit, strumming and strapping the crowd into a rockabilly frenzy -- Setzer’s joy de vivre had long become completely contagious.

Another half-hour with some deeper cuts would have been nice -- Setzer’s stellar “Ignition” and “Nitro Burnin’ Funny Daddy” albums were completely overlooked -- and the combo’s ramrod version of Moon Mullican’s “Seven Nights to Rock” that ended their recent “Osaka Rocka” DVD was sorely missed. But what was there was the epitome of rock ‘n’ roll cool and well worth the trip to Lynn. (And we old-timers who’ve been rocking along with Setzer since 1982 didn’t have to stay up past our bedtimes.)